Game apparatus



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L. D.` KRoFF ET AL GAME APPARATUS Filed4 oct. 7, ,1922 2sheetssheet .1

L. D. KRoFF ET A1.

mm APPARATUS Filed oct. v, 1922 f 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR Leona/d2 rafPatented Feb. 17, 1925.

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GiAME APPARATUS ApplicationmfledVOctober 7,-1922. ..Seria1,.No. 592,994.

`Be`it ,known .that We, LEONARD DfKRoir and fPn'rnrzllamarla, citizensof the Unite-"cl Statesfresilding at Sterling, in the count-y oilVhiteside and .State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useftilImprovei `ments inGame Apparatngof ivhih the "fok lowing .isspecification.

The presentA inventionhas fior its objects Y to provide means I'orretaining-,player ,pieces on game beards ,during their non-use, wandespecially .during shipment, :so that 'the player pieces may nothecoinelost; toprovide lai-,gaine,apparatus With `means tosimulatealbase ballklield `withpictures ofthe players-,in customarypositions thereon and the provision of" dummyplayersfor use on `thelield another object of thelinventionis' to provide the `rgarne boardWithfa pair of pointers ,pivoted` at V each side.` of the .eld' in twocorner [sections ,thereof with `imeans to `cooperate with the pointers@to indicate fstrikes and halls duringtheplayiir2 of thegame.

In its more idetailedVna.tnre,ftheinvent-ion lalso includes those YnovelVifea-tures of veonstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all'of which will Yh evlfirst 'fully ldescribed and then hetspeciically.pointed outlin thetappended` claims, reference' being had' to theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure `lis aperspective View of ia. portion ofr-agame board with theplayer: ieees locked,V in place.` r `Figure 2 isa top plan viewo'f thesame, thegrplayer` pieces having the bottoms cut Figure `3 alongitudinal` `section on; the line B-B of Figurezgthe player piecesbeing complete ,and locked in place.

Figured is a view.similantol'lfigure3 With the locking slide Withdrawnandthe .player pieces removed. p y

`Figure 5 .is a- Cross {section on the lline 5-5 onFgUreQ. p

Figure@ is across section on the line` G-G on Fignre`2. p

Figure 'l'` is aperspective view of the game apparatus complete. l .Y

In the drawings, in Whicliilike numerals ot` reference designate rlikeparts in all of the `f i,'ures,f1 represents the frame of the game boardto which is tacked or screwed, at 19, the game board proper 2. The gamehoard proper 2 may be made of sheet metal bent up, at 3, and flanged, atfl, to provide .a suit-alle reSt'on the "frame "l and also "to provide asiiflicient @depression "to bring the eajposedsnrface olthe]playerpieces Within the shallow pan `forrned bythegameboard fproper.

Theplate '2, constitutin "the gaine hoard player, has ears 6 stampedA'fronlit `and is provided with a lslot-"7 extending lengthwise in adirection at right anglesto"the'length- Wise direction otthe ears. 8 is'a'sliding plate, one Lend fof which slides "between the =.ears"6beneat'hthegplate 2 anid the A,otherenld y. of the plate is transverselyslotted, Aas vat' 9, to provide a-fpo'r'tion 10 Whihis `bent "down-Wardgly away from the 1; plate 2 .aird "constittes. a resilient melnberto `which-` the .lnger butte-n l2thas` its 'shank 1'3` riveted, Kas" astr4. `The resiliency dfithe;portion"`1`0 o'f: theplate `8` hl'ds the-`irigenpiece"A l2aga'inst the plate f2 with `sli-lflicient retainingfrictiornl to. main- .tain the platefS attanyjposition it n1ay"`heplaced when sliding the "lingenA piece "12 halong the slot 7. p

The` plate 2, constituting the gamezhoard proper, is provided `withholes I5 4and Lthe yslide- 8 has Corresponding` holes" ll registeringWithfthe'hles yvlien the "siingerfpiece `1^2ffis the 'fa'r"endofthe"slot7. `r(See IFigure 4;) i These hlesrsnrd l1-wl1en "inalignment afdmit the shanks-16t'ithe player j pieces, fj(dnring; plays)in'; the invertedY posi- .tio'n,`l the bases 15 of the playerpieeesllying on "the "top A'surfaces f the i plate 12. (See "F. igreslfanfd) ,lWhen thefinger piece lfisilslidto the inner limit o'fnthe'slot`"7- the Ahholes 111 'llmoye ont oil-alignment Wit-h'the l holes 5,(see1 FigureQ) anch Iproject the edge 5 of alle 'plate-"S .and'.' theledges of theholes ll into theannularjgrooves`y 18 formed between f the,co'llarsfl an'dfhases 115 of* the; player piecesto therebyloclr'securely the player pieces in j place .against accidentaldisplace- 'ment When shipping the `game or A-when car- Sryn it around.

p ""Referii'ngtto "Figure`7, fit-Will be seen that' 'the"dummylr'players, `when inresting place, are normally turned upside`down, so l that thei'r bases 15 are visibleand grouped to gether in themanner shown. Adjacent lto each group, onthe' upper surface `oihthe ,pgame board 2,'there is afpicture dtak bench "20 `With playersfseatedthereolny thus 'Simulating one of the features of actual practice in theplaying of baseball. The actual conditions of the game are Jfurtherapprox imated or simulated by the provision of pictures of players 21located in their customary positions on the baseball field shown on thetop surface of the game board. This adds zest to the game, in the use ofthe toy, and in this connection it will be further y observed that thefield is laid out to closely resemble the familiar features andappearance of an ordinary baseball field. The two groups of dummyplayers occupy two corner sections of the field, as shown, and in theother two corner sections there are indicators for strikes and balls atone corner and runs and outs at the other corner, each indicatorconsisting of a pivot at 22 with two hands or pointers 23 and 24thereon, and circles 25 within which are disposed the numerals and thewords strikes7 and balls7 and runs7 and outs, as shown. Thus oneindicator is at the same side of the field as one group of dummyplayers, and the other indicator is at the other side in line with theother group of dummy players. It will be understood, of course, that thepositions which the dummy players will occupy on the diamond of thebase-ball field, in the use of the toy, are determined by the rotationof the cylinder 26 by the push button 27 in the manner fully explainedin the application of Leonard D. Kroff, filed April 20, 1920, Serial No.375,211, of which the present invention is an improvement.

What we cla-im is:

1. In game apparatus, a game board having holes to receive the shanks ofplayer pieces, player pieces having bases and shanks and having annulargrooves, a slide with holes adapted to register with those of the boardwhen in one position and to be out of register therewith when in anotherposition whereby to release or retain the player pieces, means by whichsaid slide may be shifted, the edge of each hole in the slide beingadapted to have locking engagement with the groove of a player piece.

Q. In game apparatus, a game board having holes to receive the shanks ofplayer pieces, player pieces having bases and shanks and having annulargrooves, a. slide with holes adapted to register with those of the boardwhen in one position and to be out of register therewith when in anotherposition whereby to release or retain the player pieces, and means toretain said slide in either of its positions, the edge of each hole inthe slide being adapted to have locking engagement with the groove of aplayer piece.

3. In game apparatus, a game board having holes to receive the shanks ofplayer pieces, player pieces having bases and shanks and having annulargrooves, a slide with holes adapted to register with those of the boardwhen in one position and to be out of register therewith when in anotherposition whereby to release or retain the player pieces, and means toretain said slide frictionally in either of its positions, the edge ofeach hole in the slide being adapted to have locking engagement with thegroove of a. player piece.

Ll. In game apparatus, a game board having holes to receive the Shanksof player pieces, player pieces having bases and shanks, a slide withholes adapted to register with those of the board when in one positionand to be out of register therewith when in another position whereby torelease or retain the player pieces, and means to retain said slidefrictionally in either of its positions, said means comprising a slit inthe slide and a bent down springy portion with a headed finger buttonmounted thereon and operable in a slot in the board.

5. In game apparatus, the combination of mea-ns to provide the fieldupon which the game is played, dummy players, and provisions on saidfield whereby the dummy players when at rest are supported upside downwith only the bases thereof exposed to view, said provisions comprisingholes arranged in two groups, `with a dummy player in the hole, andlocking means to prevent displacement of said dummy players from saidholes while leaving the bases of the players exposed to view.

6. In game apparatus, the combination of means to provide a. field onwhich the game is played, dummy players, and devices to lock the dummyplayers in resting position when not in use and with their bases eX-posed to View.

7 In game apparatus, the combination of means to provide a field onwhich the game is played, dummy players, and devices to lock the dummyplayers in resting position when not in use, such devices comprising aplate with holes therein for the dummy players and means to shift theplate edgewise to engage and disengage the players.

8. In game apparatus, the combination of means to provide a field onwhich the game is played, dummy players, and devices to lock the dummyplayers in resting position when not in use, said devices comprising aplate at each of two corners of the field, with holes in each plate forthe players, and means on the field to manually control said plates.

LEONARD D. KROEF. PETER FRANTZ.

